Participatory Journalists: Use a Grammar Checker

We are all for the new "participatory journalism."

We like the idea of the Average Joe out there writing about current events, putting their own personal spin on things, keeping public servants honest.

But, good grief, would it hurt them to take advantage of a grammar checker so they don't look like complete morons? Seems that some of them relish the idea of bad grammar - subject-verb disagreement, improper pronoun reference, bad verb tense choices, and modifier out of place.

They may think they are avant-garde, but all they are really doing is showing their ignorance. No wonder some of the "citizen journalists" are upset because they feel their messages are being ignored.

Well, listen up, bad grammar is not cool.

Do yourselves, and your readers (if you have any) a favor and write in such a way that makes sense.

Or shut the hell up!